Grant Award View - GA91840

Determining landscape-scale impacts of fire on biodiversity using eDNA

Contact Details

Bushfire Recovery Implementation Team

Phone:
1800 803 772

Email Address:
BRIT@environment.gov.au

GA ID:

GA91840

Agency:

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Approval Date:

18-Jun-2020

Publish Date:

13-Jul-2020

Category:

Natural Resources - Conservation and Protection

Grant Term:

25-Jun-2020 to 30-Jun-2021

Value (AUD):

$255,060.00 (GST inclusive where applicable)

One-off/Ad hoc:

Aggregate Grant Award:

PBS Program Name:

DCCEEW 19/20 Program 1.1: Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and the Environment

Grant Program:

Environment Restoration Fund

Grant Activity:

Determining landscape-scale impacts of fire on biodiversity using eDNA

Purpose:

This project will assess impacts of the recent bushfires on freshwater biodiversity and 14 Priority Matters taxa across south-eastern Australia using environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling. We will leverage extensive pre-fire eDNA samples collected throughout impacted areas in East Gippsland, north-eastern Vic and southern NSW in 2018/2019 to elucidate impacts using before-after-control-impact designs. Such rigorous pre-fire data are exceptionally rare. This project will enable the identification of species and areas in urgent need of management, and form an important baseline for future monitoring. It will also provide a landscape-scale understanding of bushfire impacts, providing insight into biodiversity recovery post-fire.

GO ID:

GO3818

GO Title:

Wildlife and Habitat Bushfire Recovery Program

Internal Reference ID:

100000002212

Selection Process:

Open Competitive

Confidentiality - Contract:

Confidentiality - Outputs:

Grant Recipient Details

Recipient Name:

Monash University

Recipient ABN:

12 377 614 012

Grant Recipient Location

Suburb:

Clayton

Town/City:

Clayton

Postcode:

3800

State/Territory:

VIC

Country:

AUSTRALIA

Grant Delivery Location